The government will challenge a High Court verdict over the Speaker’s ruling about an HC judge aiming at resolving the ongoing face-off between the parliament and the judiciary, attorney general’s office sources said.
The government has already instructed the attorney general’s office to file an appeal with the Supreme Court against the verdict by Monday.
The AG office will first seek stay on the HC verdict from the Appellate Division, and then will move for getting a guideline from the apex court on the issue of Speaker’s ruling, according to the sources.
The divergence between parliament and judiciary came to the front anew after the HC in a verdict on August 27 said the Speaker's observations that an HC judge has violated the constitution have no legal effect and are baseless in the eye of law.
A law ministry official wishing anonymity told The Daily Star on Thursday that the ministry is now doing homework to move an appeal against the HC verdict with a view to getting “well thought guidelines” from the apex court about the Speaker’s ruling.
He said that the ministry feels if a decision or guideline on the issue of Speaker’s ruling comes from the Appellate Division, it will be good for the nation.
On Thursday, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed told reporters at an occasion in the city that his ministry will take initiative to resolve misunderstanding or conflict, if there is any, between parliament and judiciary.
During a hearing on June 5, Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik, an HC judge, observed that the Speaker had committed an offence tantamount to sedition by commenting in parliament on an HC order.
In a ruling on June 18, Speaker Abdul Hamid said an HC judge (Justice Manik) has violated the constitution by making "derogatory remark" about the Jatiya Sangsad and the Speaker.
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